Palendijk kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Utrecht

Spot currently openBeginner level 52.27 | 5.36

Overview

Palendijk is a spot located on the Gooimeer, an inland lake between Flevoland and the province of Utrecht. This body of water offers flat water with good fetch in westerly winds. The spot is accessible to beginners thanks to the shallow water and calm conditions. Southwest to northwest winds offer the best sailing conditions.

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Sunrise 08:12 · Sunset 18:34

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Palendijk: when to go?

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Season · peak

268h

in July · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 268 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is February, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: Palendijk
Monthly averages — Palendijk — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 171 h 5 °C 106 mm
February 17.0 184 h 8 °C 89 mm
March 17.0 153 h 12 °C 36 mm
April 19.5 210 h 15 °C 79 mm
May 21.0 233 h 19 °C 85 mm
June 24.0 299 h 21 °C 65 mm
July 24.5 268 h 22 °C 93 mm
August 20.5 202 h 23 °C 53 mm
September 17.0 172 h 19 °C 112 mm
October 19.0 184 h 15 °C 122 mm
November 18.0 162 h 9 °C 120 mm
December 19.0 171 h 7 °C 73 mm

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Technical details of Palendijk spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

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